GRE Word List
EXEGESIS
exposition
The meaning of the word exegesis is exposition.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |